Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Medicine makes people ill, mathematics makes them sad, and theology makes them sinful

Martin Luther King Jr.

I hope that none of the countries in the Middle East are planning anything but the peaceful utilization of nuclear energy.

King Abdullah II

If all economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.

George Bernard Shaw

The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is out-grossing my films.

Paul Newman

What I love about the East End is that there's a great perseverance, determination and courage. What I dislike about it is that there is sometimes a celebration of ignorance.

Eddie Marsan

There is music you never hear unless you play it yourself.

Marty Rubin

I walked down the hill, forgot philosophy, and joined the human race again. Nobody was particularly glad to see me.

Orson Scott Card

My idea of an educated person is one who can converse on one subject for more than two minutes.

Robert Millikan

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the law on your side, argue the law. When you have neither, holler.

Al Gore

The soul at its highest is found like God, but an angel gives a closer idea of Him. That is all an angel is: an idea of God.

Meister Eckhart

Education is all a matter of building bridges.

Ralph Ellison

To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked with have done their best work by far with me.

David Bowie